Between "Nonsurvivable" and "Brain Death".
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.1423
Abstract: This essay describes the author’s experience with a pediatric patient with devastating head trauma. read more here.
Keywords: nonsurvivable brain; neurology; brain death;
Neuroimaging of Intracranial Perfusion and the Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death: Setting the Gold Standard in Humans
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DOI: 10.1007/s00062-019-00806-z
Abstract: In the article “Computed Tomography Perfusion is a Useful Adjunct to Computed Tomography Angiography in the Diagnosis of Brain Death”, Sawicki et al. reported computed tomography perfusion (CTP) findings in 50 patients with the clinical… read more here.
Keywords: clinical diagnosis; brain death; death; diagnosis brain ... See more keywords
Reply to Letter to the Editor “Neuroimaging of Intracranial Perfusion and the Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death: Setting the Gold Standard in Humans”
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DOI: 10.1007/s00062-019-00807-y
Abstract: Addressing the concerns expressed in the Letter to the Editor entitled “Neuroimaging of intracranial perfusion and the clinical diagnosis of brain death: Setting the gold standard in humans” relating to our study “Computed Tomography Perfusion… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis brain; brain; brain death; perfusion ... See more keywords
Confirmation of brain death on VA-ECMO should mandate simultaneous distal arterial and post-oxygenator blood gas sampling
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DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05637-7
Abstract: Dear Editor, We read with interest the article by Bein et al. [1]. We commend the authors on an excellent summary and would like to highlight an additional important consideration when performing the apnoea test… read more here.
Keywords: gas tensions; brain death; ecmo; gas ... See more keywords
Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00874-y
Abstract: Religious objections to brain death are common among Orthodox Jews. These objections often lead to conflicts between families of patients who are diagnosed with brain death, and physicians and hospitals. Israel, New York and New… read more here.
Keywords: death reasonable; death; brain death; reasonable accommodation ... See more keywords
Ethical and Legal Concerns With Nevada’s Brain Death Amendments
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DOI: 10.1007/s11673-018-9852-y
Abstract: In early 2017, Nevada amended its Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA), in order to clarify the neurologic criteria for the determination of death. The amendments stipulate that a determination of death is a clinical… read more here.
Keywords: determination death; death; brain death; death amendments ... See more keywords
Medicolegal Complications of Apnoea Testing for Determination of Brain Death
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DOI: 10.1007/s11673-018-9863-8
Abstract: Recently, there have been a number of lawsuits in the United States in which families objected to performance of apnoea testing for determination of brain death. The courts reached conflicting determinations in these cases. We… read more here.
Keywords: determination brain; apnoea testing; brain death; medicolegal complications ... See more keywords
The Legacy of Jahi McMath
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DOI: 10.1007/s12028-018-0589-6
Abstract: Dear Editor, I recently wrote an article for Neurocritical Care on reconciling the case of Jahi McMath [1]. Based on contentions that despite the fact that Jahi was declared brain dead in 2013, her family… read more here.
Keywords: death; brain death; case; brain ... See more keywords
Prediction of Brain Death After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Development and Validation of the Brain Death After Cardiac Arrest Score.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.056
Abstract: BACKGROUND Among patients successfully resuscitated after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), 10% to 15% evolve toward brain death (BD), thus becoming potential organ donors. RESEARCH QUESTION Is it possible to establish a score for early estimation of… read more here.
Keywords: cardiac arrest; score; brain death; arrest ... See more keywords
Adherence to guidelines for the management of donors after brain death
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.10.016
Abstract: Purpose: Guideline adherence for the management of a donor after brain death (DBD) is largely unknown. This study aimed to perform an importance‐performance analysis of prioritized key interventions (KIs) by linking guideline adherence rates to… read more here.
Keywords: brain death; guideline adherence; management; adherence guidelines ... See more keywords
Serum levels of S100B from jugular bulb as a biomarker of poor prognosis in patients with severe acute brain injury
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.017
Abstract: AIMS/BACKGROUND To evaluate the correlation between protein S100B concentrations measured in the jugular bulb as well as at peripheral level and the prognostic usefulness of this marker. METHODS A prospective study of all patients admitted… read more here.
Keywords: brain death; jugular bulb; protein s100b; upon admission ... See more keywords